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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Tuesday he doesn't think Jon Stewart's recent impression of him was racist, but accused the comedian of singling him out because he is a "black conservative."
Cain was responding to a bit Stewart did on "The Daily Show" poking fun at the candidate's recent comments that he would only allow "small bills, three pages" if elected.
"If I am president, treaties will have to fit on the back of a cereal box. From now on, the State of the Union address will be delivered in the form of a fortune cookie," Stewart joked, trying to mimic Cain's voice. "I am Herman Cain, and I do not like to read!"
Cain, asked about the segment on Fox News, said he didn't think it was "in great taste," though he said it was still "funny."
"The thing about Jon Stewart, first of all, he's a comedian," Cain said. The businessman-turned-candidate suggested the segment derived from a "problem" with black conservatives more than anything.
"I do not believe it was racist, no," Cain said. "Liberals have a problem with black conservatives. With Jon being the liberal that he is, it's more that I'm a black conservative than it is because I happen to be a black man."
Read more: Cain: Stewart Impression Shows 'Problem' With Black Conservatives, But Not Racist - FoxNews.com
Isn't Mr. Cain generous? But, I disagree, mocking someone because they are a Black Republican is racist as hell.
Cain was responding to a bit Stewart did on "The Daily Show" poking fun at the candidate's recent comments that he would only allow "small bills, three pages" if elected.
"If I am president, treaties will have to fit on the back of a cereal box. From now on, the State of the Union address will be delivered in the form of a fortune cookie," Stewart joked, trying to mimic Cain's voice. "I am Herman Cain, and I do not like to read!"
Cain, asked about the segment on Fox News, said he didn't think it was "in great taste," though he said it was still "funny."
"The thing about Jon Stewart, first of all, he's a comedian," Cain said. The businessman-turned-candidate suggested the segment derived from a "problem" with black conservatives more than anything.
"I do not believe it was racist, no," Cain said. "Liberals have a problem with black conservatives. With Jon being the liberal that he is, it's more that I'm a black conservative than it is because I happen to be a black man."
Read more: Cain: Stewart Impression Shows 'Problem' With Black Conservatives, But Not Racist - FoxNews.com
Isn't Mr. Cain generous? But, I disagree, mocking someone because they are a Black Republican is racist as hell.